SPORTS NEWS DECEMBER 17 2014 The Forest City boys basketball team defeated West Hancock 74-57 in North Iowa Conference action Tuesday night, in a matchup of preseason favorites. Erich Erdman had 23 and Ethan Erdman 17. A 22-4 run in the 3rd quarter put the game away, and the Indians outrebounded the Eagles 32-16. Forest […]

SPORTS NEWS DECEMBER 15 2014 The Forest City boys basketball team defeated Osage 76-53 Friday night in North Iowa Conference action. In a game heard on KIOW, Erich Erdman led the way with 26 points, while Jordan True added 13. Tyler Friesen had 13 for Osage. Other Friday boys basketball scores: West Hancock 68, […]

SPORTS NEWS DECEMBER 12 2014 A furious 2nd half comeback came up short, and the Forest City boys basketball team fell to Algona high 66-62 Thursday night. In a game heard on KIOW, Forest City scored just 17 first half points, and trailed 39-23 with 4 minutes to play in the 3rd quarter before closing […]

SPORTS NEWS DECEMBER 10 2014 The Forest City boys basketball team defeated Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 67-53 Tuesday night. In a game heard on KIOW, Erich Erdman had 25 to lead the Indians, while Isaiah Loeschen added 10. Sam Cataldo had 22 to lead the Cardinals. Forest City is now 2-1, and takes on Algona tomorrow night in […]

SPORTS NEWS DECEMBER 8 2014 The Forest City Boys basketball team fell to Lake Mills 66-60 Friday night in North Iowa Conference action. Erich Erdman led the Indians with 31 points, while Isaiah Loeschen added 10. Granger Kingland had 28 and Josh Peters 20 for the Bulldogs. Forest City is now 1-1 overall, and […]

The Forest City Boys basketball team opened their season with a rout of conference newcomer Eagle Grove 84-24 Tuesday night. Erich Erdman led the way with 21 points, with Jordan True adding 10. 4 others had 6 or more points in the win. Forest City travels to Lake Mills Friday night. The West Hancock boys […]

Several area athletes were named to the Iowa Newspaper Association’s All-State Boys basketball teams. Leading the way was Forest City Junior Erich Erdman, named to the 2A 1st team. Erdman averaged 26.7 points per game on 55.8% shooting, finishing 2nd in the state in all classes in scoring average. He also averaged 6.4 rebounds, […]

The 2014 State Wrestling Tournament wrapped up Saturday night, and Forest City High School crowned another state champion. Tyler Putney defeated Mario Pena of Hampton-Dumont for the 3rd time this season 3-2 in the ultimate tiebreaker. Putney finished the season at 46-4. Noah Irons of Lake Mills settled for 2nd at 152 in Class 1A, […]

The Forest City boys basketball team clinched at least a share of the North Iowa Conference title Friday night with a 67-55 win over Garner-Hayfield/Ventura. In a game heard on KIOW, Erich Erdman led the way with 23 points, 10 assists, and 6 rebounds. Brother Ethan had 15, Isaiah Loeschen 14, and Jordan True 11. […]